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,-., f.._,a.._. AMEMC:4IV CONGRESS. .HOUSE" K-REP:RSENTATIVES, DECEMBER 4. Mr. stbinitted a. number .of resolutions, whose objec:t 1.172:4 the vindication and protection of our commercial rights against the hostile aggression: 'of . the.bellig - er,3nts of Europe. He remarked, that . the commerce, the ,small. remnant of commerce, which :we were soffered to enjoy on the ocean, it was notdifficult to iiscertaiu—so little was there of it ! It was hut:right that we should discover upon what principle it - was,. thilt England and France had issued their Orders and Decrees against neutral com merce. It was not a belligerent right ; because, if we submitted to the mere paper. proclamations . of blockade and cothmercial exclusion in time of War,' we must likewise submit to them in intervals of peace. They were equally illegal pt all.times. They were not founded uk on any one right whatever grow ing out' of a state of war- What, said.he, was to pro hibit us from doing to England and France what they do to us ? If England gave out licenses to our vessels to trade to the Continent, let us too levy duties and. grant licen4es to our ships to trade to- the BrazilS and the Spanish 'Main ; a trade which was al most wholly engrossed by her, and to which she had no more claim than we have. If France and Eno . - land - seize our VesSels, and detain and confiscate tie Froperty of Our merchants, we have the same right to do so to them. These resolutions would not lead to hostility more than any other measure whose ob je6t was that which they were intend'ed to effectuate, the maintenance of our commercial rights. In regard to France, they would approach nearer to war than in regard to England, as the dif+ ference in their application- to those two nations will shew. France had little or no comtherce upon the ocean; and these measures would seem to indi cate towards her a more unequivocal hostility than towards Great Britain. . 1,, Resolved, that it is expedient to authorize the President bylaw to instruet the Commanders of arm ed vessels of the - United States to stopand bring into the ports of the 'same all vessels,-with their e2rgoes, the property of the subjects of the King of .Cireat Britain, or the Emperor .of France, bound to other ports than those within the dominions or colonies of either. 2. Resolved, That it is exTedient further to au thorise by law the detention of all ships or vessels, with their cargoes, the, property of the subjects of the king of Great Britain, until the duties, to be regulated and ascertained bylaw, shall be first levied and .- colleded upon the, goods and merchandise whereof the said ships shall be laden, or tarif there ix prescribed, and until the said ships or vessels shall ha , e received due license to depart. 3. Resolved,.. That it is expedient further to au thorise. by law the detention of all ships or vessels, with their cargoes, the property of the subjeds of the Emperor of France, bought within the ports of the United States, there to abide the final decision or order of the Government. • 4. Resolved, That an ad valoreM duty of be levied and collected on 'all goods, wares, and mer chandize of British product or mannfiaure. 5. Resolved, That it is expedient tu iluthOrise the President, on payment -of the duties authorised to be levied and eolleeled on the goods laden on hoard tl:e vessels, the property of the subjeas of the King of Great Britain, forthwith • to grant license to such vessels to eepart, - and to pfoceed to their original portS of destination, without further hindrance or molestation. The Re , olutioni were permitted to lie on the ta ble for consideration, and ordered to be printed. DECEMBER 5. Mr. GILES f. • a the Commi: tee appointed on the fst.inst. reported in part the following Resolution, which.was read the first time, and passed to the se= cond reading : " Resolved by the Senate and House of Represen tatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the expressions contained. in the official letter o of Francis James Jackson,Alinister. Plenipotentiary of his Britannic Majesty near the United States, dated 061. 23, 1809, and , addressed to Mr. Smith, . Secretary of State, , conveying the idea, that the Executive - Goverurripto,; of the United States had a knowledge that. thy. arrange ment lately made by Mr. Erskine his.predecessor, on. behalf of his Government, with the Government of the United Slates, was entered into. wiihout com petent powers on the part of Mr." Erskine for that purpose, w ere highly indecorouS andinsolent ; that .the repetition of the same intimation in his official letter dated the 4th of November, 1809, after be was apprized by the asseveration of the Secretary of State that the Executive Government had no such knoWledge, and that if it had possessed such know ledge, such arrangement would not have been en tered into on the part of the United States, and af ter also being officially apprize that such intimation vfai inadmls ible, was still more insolent and af fr,:nting ; and that in refusing to receive any . fur ther communications from him, in consequence of these outrageous and premeditated insults, the Ex ecntiVe Government has manifested a just regard to its own dignity and honour, as well as to to'the cha ratler and interest of the American people. " That the letter signed Francis James Jackson, headed " Circular," dated the 13th of. November, 1809, and published and circulated through the country, is a still - more dire& and aggravated insult and affront to - the American people and their Go vernnient, as it is evidently an in ,idions attempt to excite their resentments and' distrusts against their own Government by appealing to them, through false or fallacious disguises, against some of its acts'; and to excite resentments and diversions amongst the people themselves, which can only be dishonourable to thuir own charaCters and ruinous to their own interests; and the Congress of the United States do hereby pledge themselves to the American people and to the world, to stand by and support the Executive Government in its' refusal to receive any further communication from the said Francis James Jackson,and to Ball into a&ion the whole force of the nation if it should be come necessary, in consecp r ience of the concinc! of the Executive Government in this respect, to' repel such insults and to assert and maintain the rights, the honour, and the interests of the United States" Mr. MILES, firm th !Arne Committee, also re ported the followin± , Ell, which was read and pas sed to a second " A bill 'to, prevent the abuse of the privileges and inimunitie.; enioyed by Foreign Ministers with in 'the United, Statcts,"—lle it enacted, &c. That if any foreign ambas:::(1;:r, s mittisier, or other person, entitled to enjoy \i ithin the United States the pri vileges and immunities of . a foreign minister, shall be committed, or may hereafter commit any such act as by the I.aws and ti,tiges of nations would justify the President •of the United States in ordering such offendin4 Ambassador,. Minister, or other persons as aforesaid, out of ' the dis tri& of ColuMbia, or out of the territories of the United States or in sending him home t o hi s Sovereign, or to some place or territory within his- Sovereign's jurisdiction; in every such case where the President of the United States shall deem. it pro per and expedient to exercise his-constitutional au thority, in either of these respect she shall be, -and he is hereby authorised and empowered to cause a warrant to be issued ; and signed by the Secretary of State, directed to any Civil Officer of the United States, authorised to serve process, or any Military Officer under the authority of the United States,. commanding him to provide for, and enforce the de parture of such Ambassador, Minister, or other person offending as aforesaid, taking due precautions to avoid'improper or unnecessary.violence in exe cuting such warrant. OLD 13,11 - LEY, JAI. 10. The Se3sions commenced, this day, before the Lord -Mayor and .Re'corder-of- London s the Lord Chief Baron Macdonald, Sir Simon Le Blanc, and Sir Alan Cfiambre. Samuel 11 . /al her alias Leeson, stood capitally in diaed, tinder Lord Elleriborough's Aft, for wilfully, rrialicionsly, and - unlawfully presenting:- a pietol, loaded with gunpowder and 'lead:a shot, at Tho mas Boswell', and draWin . g the trigger thereof, with intent to kill and murder the said Thomas Boswell, or do hiin some violent bodily injury. It appeared from the eVidence, that the prosecu , ‘ for was a farmer, residing at Enfield Chase; and that; upon the day specified in the indi&ment, the prisoner went to his house, under tilt. pretence of purchasing a ottantity of potatoes. The prosecu tor and his wife were eating sprats at the thee, •and invited the prisoner to sit down, and jniri in the re past.; the invitation was accepted ; the prisoner ate heartily, and while his'ho:St was engaged in like manner, he drew a 'pistol, and presenting it at the Prosecuthr, demanded his money. The Prosecutor and his wife immediately rushed upon the Prisoner . , who pulled the trigger of his pistol. The pistol wad aimed at the head of the Prosecutor, but it •fortu nately missed tire; the priSoner was then overpow ered by the united eflbrts of the prosecutor and-his wife, who seized him and bound hinitto the bed', and delivered him soon after into the custody of Hancock, the police officer. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty—Death. Robert Francis was indicted for burglariously breaking into the dwelling-house of Francis Steel, and stealing therefrom a gold chain, and two gold broaches, the property of the said F. Steel. It • appeared, that, on the 2.2 d of December, a pane of glass, in the dwelling-house of the prose cutor, No. 86, Oxford-road, had been cut, in such a manner as that a person's hand cQuld . gain ad mittance; immediately opposite to the -.pane were suspended the articles specified in the indictment; these articles were removed by some person from the outside. Part of the chain was soon after sold to a refiner in Long-acre, and another part. of it to another person. The prisoner had been seen-by a neighbour of the Prosec u t or l ur ki n g about his pre mises, but - he was not:identified, either-as the per son who stole the property, for who sold -it after the theft was committed.--The prisoner was acquitted. George Hon& was indicted for bu rg l ir i ous ly breakinginto and entering the dwelling-house of Mary eawthorn, and stealing frOn thence twelve yards Of - ribbon' and one silk handkerchief, value eighteen shillings-. .1r appeared - that the Prosectitrix lived in Sr. Uke's parish. - On the Bth of December, about six o'clock, she Ivay sitting in her parlour, with A gentleman named Greville; she heard a noise of the breaking of glass, and immediately went into the shop, and perceived that a pane of glass in the windmi had' been cut ; and that a part of it was pushed in. The Prosecutrix and her friend then Watched in a part of the shop where tiny were con cealed from the observation of any person in the .street; they presently saw the prisoner approach the brolen pane, - put his hand through it, and draw some ribbon fionrthe shelf of the shop. The pro secutrix ran to, and collared; but was immediately knorked down by him. The prisoner was then pur sued- by Mr. Greville, and taken by him in a.cLinrt in Grub-street; four or five rutlianly-looking per.. sans, apparently of the prisoner's gang; surrounded Mr. Greville, who, however, succeeded in securing the thief, and bringing him before a Magistrate. The Jury found the prisoner Guilty of larceny. Chola' 'Cadman *as capitally indi led for co m - m i ttin g a rape upon the person of Martha Gale, servant of Mr. Barret, of Fetter lane, on the 74th of December last. The prisoner is a carpenter, and has a wife. and many children. The evidence not being sufficient ly clear against him, the Jury gave a verdid of— ./Vot Guilty. The prisoner was detained upon an indiament for a misdemeanour. fames 11orton was also capitally itidieled for com mitting a rape :upob the person of Jane Doncan, servant to Mr. Goostrey, No. 2, Warren-plate.— The prisoner was acquitted, the proof not being sufficiently strong. StilP . NEll'3. • GRAVILSEND, JANUARY 9, Sailed—the William, Lenassi, for Malta ; and the Enig- Igeten, Wattson, for Gottenburgli. BIRTHS. On Saturday se'nnight. at Buncraggy, in the Comity of Clare, the Lady of the Hon. Colonel Burton, of a Son. At Tradan-House, Stephen's-green, Dublin, the Lady of Lieutenant-Colonel losepli Pratt, of a Son. On Friday, Mrs. Prince, wife of Mr. Prince, Dentist, of a Son. Lately, the wife of S. Laing, Esq. St. Andrew's-square, Edinburgh, of a Daughter. Mrs. Fray, of Lawfield, of a Daughter. ItI4RRI.ED. This day, at St. George's ..Church, Hanover-square Charles Shirrell, Esq. late from Calcutta, to Mary Ann daughter of Mf, Williatn Brotvn, Artist, in Green-street Grosvenor - square: Lately, at St. • lames's Church,- Mr. Richard Ragster, Camp Equipage..maker, Piccadilly, to Miss Crowder, only 'daughter of john - Crowder, Esq.' of Warwick-square. DIED. In May last, at Prince of ‘Vales's Island, lames Hobson, Esq, Accomptant,General in the Hon, East-India Coin_. Pan's Service. I on.SatUrday morning last, at Plymouth, I.imt. Isham,- of the Royal Navy, third son of Sir Justinian 'sham, Bart, ot liamport, Northamptonshire. o,p, the 4th inst. at lielvoir l'3rk, near Belfast, Mrs. Skim_ ner, relid of the late General Cortland Skinner. On the .9th inst. Booker Derby, Esq..of Horton, neat Colnbrook. • On Sunday the 3 tst ult. •in the first year of his age, Mr. Moore, 13reeder,-Grazier, and Agriculturist, of Toorpe Cern.' stantine c in the County of Statibrd. PRICE OF STOCKS YESTERDAY. tank Stock, . Navy S per Ct. too lex. div. 4.percent. 85 84 ex .dtv 3 per Crit. Red. 69 3 per Lent. Con. 69./ ex. div. Bank L. Ann. 18 9-16ths India Stock, India I3onds, 28s. 295. pr. f.:cebeq. tos. ti,s. Uranium, pr. Imperial Ann 71 India for Opening, 194 Cons. for Opening,, 7oii LONDON ; Vitoted by RICHARD HARRIS, of Nu. 4, Martlett-court. liniv- - street ; and Pi:Wished by W.I LLIAM A RMIG R .SCRIPT'S, South Molton.street, GroFvenoratquare.„ At the Svs-OFFICE, No. 112, Strand ; where Advertisements, Orders for the Papery Leiters for the Editor , &c. (postlaia), must be addressed DECEMBER 7. Mr. VAN HORN offered the following resolutions, which were. ordered to lie on the table: ‘:— I. Resolved, that . the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures be instructed to inquire into the expediency of prOhibiti,,g the exportation from ports or places !inder the jutisdialon of the - United States of any article of growth, produce, or manufacture of the United' StateS, except in ships or vessels owned and wholly navigated by citizens of the Unite , ' States. 2.. Resolved, That the same CoMmittee be in struaecl to inquire into the expwdiency of prohibiting the expor6tion from ports or plates udder the inris did-ion of the United States,-,in: ships or vessels be longing to the United Btates ) .of any ariicle which is not of the growth, produce,' or manufaaure of the United Slates.. 3 Resolved, That the' same Committee be in 'struCted to inquire into the expediency of laying an additional discritninating duty i'llaveur of ships and v, , 53.!1s owned and wholly na%igated by citizens of the United States. 4. Resolved, That the same Committee be in struded to inquire into the expediency of prohibit ing American ships and %essels from carrying ar ticles the growth, prcduce, or manufaEture of any foreign country, from one foreign port or place to another, foreign port or place. 5; Resolved, That the same. Committee be in struaed to inquire into the expediency of modifying Or repealing the lawS allowing drawback. Mr. M‘litsG.called up his resolution, laid on the table yesterday, prohibiting American vessels trading under foreigo license. The resolution was referred to the Committee of Commerce and Manufactures, to report by Bill or otherwise. On the motion of Mr. BASSET, the Committee of Ways and Means were discharged from the further consideration of the Message and Documents receiv ed from the Presid6nt yeiterday ; and the said Mes sage and Documents were referred to in the Com mittee on the Naval Establishment of the United States. Mr. WHITMAN offered a resolution to request the President of the United States to lay befi:re this House such information as he may have in his pos session, and which may be proper to communicate, respeding the capture, seizure, and condemnation of vessels and nierchandize of the Unitcd States, made 'under the Government of Denniarlr. Mr. NEWTO'N moved ►o amend the resolution, by ,adding " Great Britainand France." On the question of amendment, it was carried 5 t to 45. On the motion of Mr. BASSETT, the resolution was further amended by adding, " nut heretofore communicated to Congress'' The resolution tints amended passed, and a Contmittte was appointed : to present it to the President.—Adjourned.. SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES, DUCEMBER 8. The Resolution of Mr. Giles, in relation to Mr. Jackson, the British Minister, was taken up in Se nate, and after a speech of some length from its mover, was adopted.—Ayes, 20—Nays, 4. The Bill authorising the President to send out of the country offending Foreign Ministers, passed to a third reading, and was postponed until Monday, POETRY. MATRIMONIAL COMFORTS. The dupc of Matrialgitial strife, Poor Richard almost loatli'd his life Sad tate of 'hasty matches ; For such was Doll's stentorian to ngue, That whilst his ears with curses rung, His phih was plough'd with scratches. But death, at length; to ease his pain, Clapp'd on Doll's tongue an icy chain, 'Tor ever mute to keep her ; Whilst Dick, face-dm•friwards, buried her, • Convinc'd, that, should the vixen stir. She'd—s:ratcb her grave the deeper. St. Ives. • X. SPANISH HUATIWNI7'Y. The following interesting narrative contains some excellent traits of the kindness and - gratitude of the Spanish nation:— " In the beginriing of this present year, I went to Portugal with Sir Artlitar Wellesley; and - in the battle of Talavera I received three-different wounds. After the retreat of General Cnesta from that place, I, and many other wounded British, fell into the hands of the French. I was in the first escort of prisoners sent off to Madrid, in number about 500. On our arrival at the bridge at the entrance of the city, the escort halted for some time ; and so 1----ae-e-e-eaersareesesTeaerarearaarlr.Ths soots as aa the' Spaniards Were apprised thitt the escort consisted of British prisoners, they came to us, and sliewed the most unbounded tokens of .kindness.--- Had the guard permitted, they would.haVe loaded as with presents. Even, in despite of the guard, many ran in, and shoved money into our hands.— At Madrid, we were attended in a convent by Spa nisi) surgeons and nurses., whose treatment of us was of the very kindest nature. The inhabitants flocked round our hospital; and when they could get at any of the windows, they gave ns money, - bread, vegetables,• and indeed every thing that they "bought could contribute to, our comfort : Even af ter several genteel people were taken into custody by the sentries for such 'marked kindness to us, the 'sadism and Gentlemen used frequently. to send. Old men and women with money, which they threw to us in at the'windows. When our men recovered, they were removed to a prison, and allowed by the French only- brown bread and water. Here, e,en teel people brought them the ,best of every kind of. eatables; and so abundant was the supply, that the. men sold bread to the French soldiers at. a penny per loaf. The predile6tion in favour of the British was of the most 'open and avowed nature, particu 7 lady on the part of the females. Ladies have esen . in the presence of the French, and with a view to %ex them, taken British soldiers within their arms, and embraced them, with appearance of the greats est affe6tion. .1 was so!' mnly assured,. that Madrid was ready for revolt, and only waited an opportunity of rising with some ,probat:le prospect of .soccess.— After being about ten da ) s at Madrid, all who were able to march were ordered forward to' Segovia, where we arrived on the second evening, in com s pany‘vithboo Spaniards, having marched 37 miles. I have seen many things revolting to huMan fesbngs, in the course of my service, as a soldier ; but . the cold-blooded murder of thirteen Spaniards, in the course of this march, atfetted me more than any thing I had ever witnessed before. Their sole crime was, inability to keep tip with the march ; they were wantonly shot, as they lagged behind. " At Segovia, we were received with, if possible, even, greater kindness than at Madrid. In passing through the town, the people kept giving us, and, • when -arrived at the hospital, they brought us bread, wine, • brandy,- and lint to dress our wounds; and a sort of canvas shoes, to those who were barefooted. While we were hereeKing Joseph came to the.town; the tells indeed were rung, but no other sign of joy; all was still and silent, and few people out of doors. ..:After remaining three weeks at SegoVis, and being Joined by another party from Madrid, we were marched for Fiance, by the way of, Valladolid. At this place there was no want of inclination to chew us kindness ; but the Spaniards were not allowed to come near us, owing to their having aided the es cape of 13 men, belon g i n g t o Si r John Moore's army, who had been' left there sick. The kindness which the British experienced was not cootined to towns; the villages, even those not immediately in our route, •supplied us spontaneously with provi sions. On the 18th of September we left Vallado lid for BayOnne; we that evening reached Seveco ; in the course of the night, John Smith, 3d Guards; John Ccop, 32d regiment ; Hugh Martin, Csth regiment, and I, contrised to make our esc.tpe from our escort. We Ira% cited all night across the moun tains, and in the morning ventured into a house, to' enquire atter the French in that quarter, and our . way to Portugal, The gnidman at the house, svtie e , he was convinced that we were . very En gi ishthen , raised his wife out of bed, who made us some soup and after consulting together, they dissuaded us from attempting Portugal, but referred.us to the next town for the more correct information; the . worthy man went about two miles with us, to put us into the &red road. Arrived at the town in question, we were treated with the greatest kind ness, and urged to accept of peasants' clohes for our greater safety, we being in uniform ; these • we declined, and asked a route for the nearest Spanish army. This. they readily gave US, with some very salutary directions, to prevent our falling into the hauls of the French, Having now got amongst friends, and, on our way to Astorga we 'experienced the greatest kindness from the pea sants of the villages through which we passed. One of them whom we met with in the field, took us to an Alcalde, who gave us rations of bread and wine, and passports which enabled us to draw ra tions during the remainder of our journey tosAstor ga, which lasted ten days. These rations - were most cheerfully given to us by the inhabitants. .A,t Alinanza, a Surgeon dressed the wound in my left arm, and gave me as much dressing as served me until I got to Corunna. Though we were, during the whole of this journey, surrounded by French- 7 men, we never saw one of then), owing to their keeping close in their quarters in large towns, which we avoided, by means of guides furnished' by the villages, which guideS led us over mountains and through woods, with the greatest anxiety for our safety. The French seldom go far from their quarters, from apprehension of being murdecred by the peasantry. I did myself see in Gallicia old grey headed men, who exultingly, gloried in the deed of having killed a straggling Frenchman. " We arrivt d at Astorga on the lst of Odlober, and wereintroduced to the Governor, who received' us very kindly ; Ise gave us in charge to the. Co mmander of the regiment of Buenos Ayres,' who, with his Officers and men; paid us every possible atten- - lion. An Officer and a party belonging to that regiment escorted us to Corunna. During this journey the Officer - bespoke the kindness of the people in our favour, and they were indeed kind 'to us. In Gallicia, in ahnost eery village, We saw young men at drill, and the greatest' appearance, of patriotism. I can safely aver, that from Madrid to Corunna, by our route, one universal sentiment of detestation of the French prevailed. My compa nions and I returned to England in the Arethusa frigate, and arrived on the loth of October at Portsmouth. I am, Sir,'your humble servant, " W. MADAM, Serjeaut 3d Guards." Glasgow, 29th Dec. 1809. The dispatches by the outward bound Indiamen, which were to have been closed on Saturday, are de layed, chiefly with a view to allow time for the ern , barkation of as many troops as th e s hip s can acc,ona -1 modate. I ~i V n L